Spreader attachment for collapsible beams for dyeing-machines.



J. M- PAYNE. SPREADER ATTACHMENT FOR CQLLAPSIBLE BEAMS FOR DYEING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8| I914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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J. M. PAYNE.

SPREADER ATTACHMENT FOR COLLAPSIBLE BEAMS FOR DYEING MACHINES.

APPLlCATION FILED 0CT.8, 1.914.

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llTED TATES FATE JESSE IVI. PAYNE, OF SUMMERVILLE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR 'IO PERFECTION DYEING MACHINE COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

SPREADER ATTACHMENT FOR COLLAPSIBLE BEAMS FOR DYEING-MACHINES.

Application filed October 8, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn M. FAxNE, a citizen of the United States, resldlng at Summerville, in the county of Lee and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spreader Attachments for Collapsible Beams for Dyeing- Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to improvements in dyeing machines, and it especially relates to collapsible beams for such machines, and is intended as an improvement upon the devices shown in the patents to J. M. Payne, No. 1067132 and 1088617, granted, respectively, July8, 1913, and F ebruary 24, 1914, and entitled improvements in dyeing machines.

It is also intended as an improvement upon the devices shown in the patents to J. M. Payne and G. G. Wallace, No. 1053063, granted February 11, 1913, and entitled dyeing apparatus; and No. 1057265, granted March 25, 1913, and entitled improvements in dyeing machines.

In certain of these patents just cited, and in others disclosed in the art, the slats are expanded and contracted by turning screws engaging screw-threads on the spiders or separators, and these screws and screw-- threads are immersed in the dye liquor and subsequently subjected to heated air and being permanently inclosed in the warper beam, and more or less inaccessible, become quickly corroded.

According to my present invention the expansion of the slats is accomplished by rotating a nut on the exterior of the warper beam, which by a straight thrust pushes the separators along the engaging wedges and so expands the group of slats, while a reverse movement draws the separators in the reverse direction and permits the tension of the yarn on the slats to cause the compression of the slats.

My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same parts are indicated by the same reference symbols throughout the several views 2-- Figure 1 is an end view of the warper Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Serial No. 865,673.

beam as detached from the apparatus; Fig. 2 shows a transverse section of the same along the line 22 of Fig. 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the warper beam, parts being shown in elevation, and parts being broken away; and Fig. 4: is a plan view of the device for moving the end separator, and thus expanding the slats to permit the same to collapse, the section through the end separator being along the line 4% of Fig. 2 and looking down.

A represents the shaft of the warper beam, on which are mounted the heads B and G, which heads are constructed similar to those shown in my patents aforesaid and form no part of my present invention. On this shaft A are mounted certain fixed spiders D and certain slidable separators E. Extending between the two heads B and C are the slats F, which carry on their inner sides shoes G adapted to engage the spokes of the spiders D when the slats are in the collapsed position, and also shoes H, having wedges or cams h projecting interiorly therefrom, as shown in Fig. 3. These wedges h engage the outer edges of the sliding separators E, which sliding separators are tied together with the rods 1, and cottor pins 6 passing through said rods. These rods I pass freely through the fixed spiders D. The two heads are connected together by a series of tie rods J.

Mounted on the shaft A, and exterior to the warper beam, is a hollow cap K exteriorly screw-threaded as at 70, see Figs. 3 and 4c, and provided with a laterally-projecting lug is, engaging a corresponding groove in the head of the warper beam to prevent this cap from turning relative to said head. The cap is held against longitudinal movement of the shaft A in any convenient way, as by the set screw S engaging the nut T. Engaging these screw-threads 7c is a hollow nut M, internally screw-threaded, as at m, and provided on its exterior with an annular groove m to receive the band N, which preferably consists of two halves each having flanges n and connected by the bolts 0. Between these flanges n the outer ends of the hooks P are attached, while the inner ends of said hooks are flanged over, as at p, to engage on the inner face of the sliding separator E. These hook-shaped ends 3? pass right to the position shown in full lines in v Fig. 3, thus permitting the slats to collapse.

The band N is loosely mounted on the nut M, and the turning of the latter nut will move the band and with it the-hooks to the right orleft as, may be desired. Ihis turning of the nut may be accomplished eitherby putting a handspike in the opening m and turning the same, or by using a wrench,

' on the squared end n When it is desired to disconnect the, device shown in Fig. t fromthe warper beam, aswould be the case when the yarn is; being wound on the warper beam, or; after the operation of dyeing has been completed, and it is desired to remove the warper from the dyeing vat, it; will be, sujiicient to disengage the set screw S spring up the ends of the hooks P to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig, 4, and then withdraw the entire device shown inv Fig. H1 the right To return the parts to the initial position, reverse the operation. a

It will be seen that the separators E and, the end separator E are bound together by the rods I, and the whole constitutes a spreader frame which may be moved longitudinally in either direction by the nut M, as hereinbefore described. Now; in order to hold this spreader frame with the heads: in;

the distended position, against being wedged back longitudinally by the pressure of'the yarn as; it is being wound on the slats, I provide any suitable locking arrangement such, for instance, as the stop: stud; Q which. is inserted into the head B and bears against the end separator E, as indicated in-vdotted lines in Fig. 3. When the hooks l? are in the engaging position, as shown. in full lines.

in Fig. 3, this stopstud Q, may be removed or drawn clear of the path of travel of theend separator E. 7

It will thus be seen that I provide a screw and nut engagement exterior to the. warper beam by means of which the spreader frame is moved longitudinally in either direction,

whereby the slats may be expanded or co1.'

lapsed, and that this attachment may be readily removed from the warper beam and, is readily re-applied thereto when desired. Moreover, it will be noted thatthere will be only one such attachment. required, tov operate an indefinite, number of warper beams, whereas with the devices of the; prior art, each warper beam carried its ownspreading attachment, and, this spreading attachment was mainly inclosed within the warper beam where it was diflicult of access, and consequently difficult of repairyand where the engaging'screwihreads were subjected to the corroding effects of the dye liquor.

It will be evident that certain of the slats, for instance the alternate slats, may not be provided with the wedge faces h, but simply with the shoes G resting on the endsof the fixed spiders D, while others of the slats, for instance the alternate slats, may be provided with such wedge faces h; the result would, be that when the slat expanding frame-i is moved, longitudinally OIIl'ywthG al-. ternate slats, would be pressed outward, which construction and its advantages are fully described in my patent, improvements ferred to;

apparatus in} the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which could be, used without departing from the spirit f my in ntion, 7

Having thus described my invention,

I claim and desire-to secure by Letters Patent of the. United Statesis V 1. The combination in a hollow warper beamof a. central shaft with heads:- mounted thereon, a plurality of slatsextendingebetween said headsand formingthe periphery of said warper beam, and mounted to move radially away fromv the; axisthereof, and

means for-reciprocating said slats outwardly inwardly away from or toward the axis of} sa d warperbeam, said means comprising a series of shoes providedwith, wedge faces mounted on theinner edges of said. slats, a frame 7 provided with, a. series of separators connected together and adapted. to slide relative to said slats and to engage said wedge faces on said shoes, a hollow screw mounted.

concentric with. said shaft and exterior to; one, of the heads thereof, a, hollow nut? mounted on said screw, a, band loosely mounted on said nut but held against lon-' gitudinal movement thereon, and hooks con: necting; said band and one of said separators, substantially asdescribed.

2,. They combination in hollow warper beam of a central shaft with heads mounted thereon, a-plurality of slats extending between, said heads. and forming the periphery ofsaid warper beam, and. mounted tomove radially away from the; axis thereof, and means. for reciprocating said slats. outwardly and inwardly away from or toward, the axis ofsaid warper-beam, said means comprising a seriesof shoesprovided. with wedge faces 1 moimtedon the. inner edges of said slats, a.

frameprovided with a series of separators i connected together and adapted toslide relative to. said slats and to engage said wedge faces on said shoes, a hollow screw means for turning said nut, substantially as mounted concentric with said shaft and exdescribed. 10 terior to one of the heads thereof, a hollow In testimony whereof I affiX my signature nut engaging said screw and provided with in presence of two witnesses.

an annular groove therein, a band loosely JESSE M. PAYNE. mounted in said groove and provided with Witnesses:

outwardly-projecting flanges, and hooks A. V. SMITH,

connecting said flanges to said frame, with H. PIoKENs WARE.

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